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June 19, 2015
News - Employment Litigation, Labor & Employment, Technology, Privacy & Data Security
Michael Schmidt discusses a potential rule by the Wage and Hour Division of the Department of Labor that will focus on the use of technology, including portable electronic devices, by employees away from work and outside of scheduled work hours.
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June 18, 2015
Publication - Labor & Employment - Cannabis
While the case highlights the growing tension between state and federal marijuana law, it is also welcome relief for employers who have or are considering a zero-tolerance drug policy based on federal law’s continued classification of marijuana as an illicit drug.
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June 18, 2015
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Jillian Thornton Flax has been named to Billy Penn’s “Who’s Next in the Law,” a list of 18 young leaders making a difference in Philadelphia’s legal community.
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June 17, 2015
News - Real Estate
Ken Fisher was quoted in a Real Estate Weekly article that discusses the 421-a tax abatement program and rent regulations in New York State that expired on June 15, 2015, leaving the State Legislature at an impasse on numerous points. The deadlock will make a last minute deal more unlikely, with the last day of the legislative session for the year quickly approaching.
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June 17, 2015
Press Release - Real Estate
Daniel Hardwick, a member of Cozen O’Connor’s Real Estate Practice Group, was selected by Legal Bisnow as one of their “2015 Trending 40 Lawyers Under 40,” which recognizes DC-area lawyers who are 40 and under and have distinguished themselves in the past year with exceptional performance for their firms and companies. Honorees will be profiled in an upcoming issue of Legal Bisnow. Daniel, along with other Trending 40 honorees, will also be honored at a reception on July 15 in Washington D.C.
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June 16, 2015
Publication - Tax
The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania held that a trial court correctly held that a charitable exemption in Allegheny County begins only on the next assessment day, not when the property was acquired. Global Links v. Keystone Oaks School District, No. 1511 C.D. 2014 (Pa. Commw. May 8, 2015).
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June 16, 2015
Publication - Tax
A divided panel of The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania held that a reassessment of property upon the expiration of a KOZ abatement was an unlawful spot assessment. Duke Energy Fayette II, LLC v. Fayette County Board of Assessment Appeals, No. 1406 C.D. 2014 (Pa. Commw. Apr. 14, 2015).
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June 16, 2015
Publication - Tax
A panel of The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania held that attorney’s fees are collectable in a tax sale, notwithstanding that Act 2003-20, which authorized the collection of reasonable attorney’s fees, was retroactive to 1996.
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June 15, 2015
Publication - Products Liability
John Sullivan discusses Otis-Wisher v. Medtronic Inc., in which the Second Circuit offered its thoughts on the viability of parallel violation claims based on allegedly misleading off-label promotion.
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June 13, 2015
News - Condominiums & Cooperatives, Real Estate
Leni Morrison Cummins discusses a co-op board responsibility in responding to harassment allegations and the potential breach of warranty of habitability in the Ask Real Estate column of The New York Times.
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June 12, 2015
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Alison Lecker discusses the Chesapeake Bay Total Maximum Daily Load, a cleanup plan established by the EPA in The Legal Intelligencer.
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June 10, 2015
Publication - State Attorneys General
Bernard Nash, Ann-Marie Luciano and Bryan Mosca discuss new investigatory and policy activity among state attorneys general.
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June 10, 2015
Publication - Appellate
Stephen Miller and Arthur Fritzinger discuss Obergefell v. Hodges, which the Supreme Court will decide later this month.
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June 10, 2015
Publication - Bankruptcy, Insolvency & Restructuring
Barry M. Klayman and Mark E. Felger, members in the firm's Wilmington office, published an article in the Delaware Business Court Insider discussing the case of In re Lululemon Athletica 220 Litigation and whether a corporation can search the personal email accounts of its non-employee directors under Section 220.
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June 08, 2015
Publication - Products Liability
John Sullivan discusses Mayfield v. London Women's Care, PLLC, in which a patient, who had revision surgery and other complications, sued the out-of-state manufacturers and named her local doctor and his clinic as malpractice defendants.
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June 08, 2015
News - Health Care & Life Sciences
Christopher Raphaely discusses the challenges faced when moving from an in-house position to private practice with The Legal Intelligencer.
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June 05, 2015
News - Real Estate, Zoning, Land Use & Development
Ken Fisher was quoted in The New York Times in an article addressing the redevelopment of Midtown Manhattan’s historic architectural buildings, and how the designation of being a preserved landmark building is made. The article explores how New York City’s expanding real estate landscape is creating challenges for preservation societies, who work to protect historical buildings throughout the city.
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June 04, 2015
Publication - Bankruptcy, Insolvency & Restructuring
The U.S. Supreme Court affirms jurisdiction of Bankruptcy Courts to enter final judgment on “Stern Claims” based on consent of parties; 3rd Circuit affirms approval of structured dismissals that violate absolute priority rule.
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June 04, 2015
News - Government & Regulatory, State Attorneys General
Lori Kalani and JB Kelly discuss the lag in Pennsylvania-related attorney general work and possible causes for the decline.
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June 03, 2015
Publication - Subrogation & Recovery
Fire and scene investigators can be exposed to hazards as they comb through a scene and debris following a fire. OSHA has recognized the unusual nature of this activity and does focus on training as a key element of complying with its regulations.
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